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Commencement



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University of Florida President



Dr. J. Bernard Machen

Bernie Machen was appointed Florida’s 11

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in January, 2004. During his tenure, he has expanded 

the university’s research and scholarship endeavors, 

elevated its educational programs and increased 

access to students from a diversity of economic 

backgrounds – all while shepherding the university 

through an era of growing financial challenges.

Under President Machen’s leadership, UF’s annual 

research funding has soared to $678 million. He has 

presided over a major expansion of research facilities, 

grown UF’s noted technology commercialization 

enterprise, and led the Florida Tomorrow capital 

campaign, a five-year effort that is nearing its goal 

of $1.5 billion by 2012.

A longtime advocate for giving students from all 

walks of life the chance to attend college, Dr. Machen 

in 2005 pioneered the Florida Opportunity Scholars 

program, which pays tuition and room and board for 

students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Nearly 

2,000 students have attended UF as recipients of 

the scholarship.

 

Like other universities nationwide, UF has faced 



several years of declining state support. Dr. Machen 

has led Florida’s 11 public universities’ response to 

these declines, successfully advocating lawmakers to 

step up statewide tuition increases while allowing 

universities greater flexibility in setting their 

own tuition. President Machen also launched a 

university-wide sustainability campaign considered 

a model in public higher education. 

Prior to his appointment at UF, Dr. Machen served 

for six years as president of the University of Utah. 

His previous positions include provost and executive 

vice president for academic affairs at the University 

of Michigan; dean of dentistry at the University of 

Michigan and associate dean at the University of 

North Carolina School of Dentistry.

A member of the Florida Council of 100, he has 

held several prominent positions in statewide and 

national higher education leadership – including as 

a member of the National Security Higher Education 

Advisory Board and the Board of Directors for the 

2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. He earned 

his doctor of dental surgery from St. Louis University 

and doctorate in educational psychology from the 

University of Iowa, both of which have honored him 

with distinguished alumnus awards.

He and his wife, Chris, a former nurse who 

has been heavily involved in the university’s 

environmental initiatives, have three children and 

four grandchildren.



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Greetings from the President

n behalf of the University of Florida administration, faculty and staff, I want to extend my 

most heartfelt congratulations to you, the Class of 2011, and to your family and friends. 

Today’s ceremony celebrates your hard work and achievement in completing a demanding and 

rigorous course of study at a great public research university. You should be proud, as should all 

who supported and assisted you in your efforts.

This is a day of celebration, but it is also a day of reflection on what lies ahead. Whatever path you choose, 

I am confident you have acquired the skills you need to be a success. Whether you pursue a career in public 

service, private industry, academe, the sciences or the arts, I know you will make a difference.

It has been a privilege and a pleasure to host you during your academic career. You have learned much, and 

this university has benefited in turn from your presence. I hope you will recall your years here with a sense 

that they were both happy and productive. As a member of UF’s distinguished alumni, you will always be 

cherished at the University of Florida.

Good luck and best wishes!

J. Bernard Machen

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The University of Florida

 

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he University of Florida traces its origins to 

1853 when the state-funded East Florida Seminary 

acquired the private Kingsbury Academy in Ocala. After the 

Civil War, the seminary was moved to Gainesville. It was 

consolidated with the state’s land-grant Florida Agricultural 

College, then in Lake City, to become the University of 

Florida in 1906. Until 1947, UF was designated for men and 

was one of only three state universities. Today, with more 

than 50,000 students, the University of Florida is among the 

most populous universities in the nation.

 

UF, one of the largest of Florida’s 11 state universities, is 



governed by the State Board of Education, the Florida Board of 

Governors and the University of Florida Board of Trustees.

 

The University of Florida joined the ranks of North 



America’s best graduate research institutions with its 

admission in 1985 to the Association of American 

Universities, the most prestigious organization in higher 

education. The university also has been recognized by the 

Carnegie Commission on Higher Education as one of the 

nation’s leading research universities.

 

The University of Florida encompasses 16 colleges



five schools and more than 100 interdisciplinary research 

and education centers, bureaus and institutes. Students 

can choose majors from 100 undergraduate degree 

programs, approximately 200 graduate programs and 30 

combined degree programs. Professional postbaccalaureate 

degrees are offered in dentistry, law, medicine, nursing, 

pharmacy, physical therapy and veterinary medicine. More 

than 32,000 people participate annually in noncredit 

courses, conferences, workshops, institutes and seminars.

 

The university employs more than 5,000 faculty 



members and approximately 7,500 administrative, 

professional and support staff. With operations in more 

than 900 buildings on 2,000 acres, the university has 

research centers, extension operations, clinics and/or other 

facilities and affiliates in every county in Florida.

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Mark Kaplan

Tallahassee



John R. Padget

Key West


Roberto Martinez

Vice Chair

Coral Gables

 

Gary Chartrand

Ponte Vedra Beach

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Dean Colson

Coral Gables



Frank T. Brogan

Chancellor

Tallahassee



Ann W. Duncan

Tampa


J. Stanley Marshall

Tallahassee



Richard A. Yost

Gainesville



Frank T. Martin

Tallahassee



John W. Temple

Boca Raton



Michael Long

Student Representative

Sarasota


Ava L. Parker

Chair

Jacksonville



Patricia Frost

Miami Beach



John L. Winn

Interim Commissioner of Education

Tallahassee



Hector A. "Tico" Perez

Orlando


Kathleen Shanahan

Chair

Tampa


Gus A. Stavros

St. Petersburg



Charles B. Edwards

Fort Myers



Richard A. Beard III

Tampa


Norman D. Tripp

Fort Lauderdale



Akshay Desai

St. Petersburg



Morteza "Mori" Hosseini

Daytona Beach



John Rood

Jacksonville



John L. Winn

Interim Commissioner of Education

Tallahassee




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